Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-28
THE ROAD TO WEALTH.
Valuable Suggestions from the Ven
cradle z. Il. Earmum.

| Otrlct honesty the keystone of all
Successful l.ife-Hints to Suit
Various Dispositions What
to Do and What not to
Do.
The Chicago Times has obtained
from men who have been successful
in various walks of life valuable
hints for young men on the acquire
ment of wealth, the most inter
esting contribution being from the
pen of the Hon. p. i. Barnum, who
writes as follows: The road to
wealth is, as DR.. Franklin truly says:
GAS, plain as the road to the MILL
1t consists In simply spending less
than we earn. Many may say: eve
understand this; this is economy,
and we know economy is wealth
we know we can't eat our cake and
keep it also" Yet, perhaps, more
failures arise from mistakes on this
point than almost any other. True
economy is misapprehended, and
people go through life without pro-
perly comprehending what that
principle is. There are mary who
think that economy consists in saw
ing cheese parings and candle ends,
in cutting off two pence from the
laundress' bill, and doing all sorts
of little mean things. Economy is
not meanness. This false economy
may frequently be seen in men of
business, and in those instances it
often runs to writing paper. You
find good business men who save all
the old envelopes and scraps, and
would not tear a new sheet of paper,
if they could avoid it for the world.
This is all very well; they may III
this way save IS or $40 a year,
but being SO economical [only in
note paperj, they think they can af-
ford to waste time, to have expen-
sive parties, and to drive their
carriage. True economy consists in
always making the income exceed
the outgo. 1t needs no prophet to
tell us that those who live fully up
to their means, without any thought
of a reverse in this life, can never
attain independence.
The foundation of success in life
is good health; that is the substra.
tum of fortune. Then, how impor-
tant it is to study the laws of health,
which is but another name for the
laws Of nature. The closer we keep
to. the laws of nature the nearer we
are to good health. Tobacco and
rum should be stunned. To make
money requires a clear brain. No
matter how bountifully man may
be blessed with intelligence, if the
brain is muddled and the judgment
warped by drink, it is impossible for
him to carry on business successfully.
The safest plan, and the one most
sure of success for the young man
starting in life, is to select the voca-
ton which is most congenial to his
tastes. There is as much diversity
in our brains as in our countenances.
Some men are born mechanics, while
some have great aversion o mach
inery. Unless a man enters upon
vocation intended for him by ma
ture, and best suited to his peculiar
genius, he can not succeed. After
securing the right vocation intend
ed for him by nature, he must be
careful to select the proper location
and not begin business where there
are already enough to meet all the
demands in the same occupation.
No man has right to expect to
succeed. in life unless he understands
his business, and nobody can under
stand his business thoroughly unless
he learns it by personal application
and experience. You must exercise
caution in laying your plans, but be
bold in carrying them out. A man
who is all caution will never dare to
take hold and be successful, and a
man who is all beldness is merely
reckless, and must eventually fail.
There is no such thing in the
world as luck. IF man adopts pro-
per methods to be successful, ''luok"
will not prevent lin. If he does
not succeed there are reasons for it